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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What results are there when an actor makes a contract?
(a) The author is not bound to it.
(b) The author is also bound.
(c) The contract must be approved.
(d) The contract is invalid.

2. What does Hobbes call the blood flow of a commonwealth?
(a) voting rights
(b) money
(c) military power
(d) religion

3. To what does Hobbes say people attribute that which is unknown?
(a) to ghosts and spirits
(b) to scientific researsh
(c) to imagination
(d) to God and religion

4. What do counsels for the aristocracy generally do?
(a) Last for days or even months
(b) Serve no useful purpose
(c) Offer plans for governing change
(d) Excite the multitude to create change

5. How does Hobbes suggest that people reason?
(a) By counting on fingers and toes
(b) By mathematical equations
(c) By adding or subtracting two thoughts
(d) By first getting burned

6. What is Hobbes' position on mothers and their children?
(a) Mothers have no rights to children.
(b) The mother is the natural owner of the children.
(c) The state owns all children.
(d) Mothers will abandon their children.

7. What does Hobbes identify as three basic human fears?
(a) fear of the dark, the weather, and wild animals
(b) fear of snakes, spideers, and scorpions
(c) fear of work, being social, and talking too much
(d) fear of being robbed, raped, or ousted from their homes

8. What does Hobbes say is needed to protect people from danger?
(a) civil laws
(b) a choice of weapons
(c) strong churches
(d) a strong militia

9. What does Hobbes say ends a discourse?
(a) A person runs out of anything to say.
(b) A person grows tired of talking and shuts up.
(c) A person learns the answer to a question or he/she gives up.
(d) A person speaks a different language.

10. What kind of idea does Hobbes classify as good wit?
(a) one that everyone can agree to
(b) one so unique that nobody else would have thought of it
(c) one open to argument and debate
(d) one that produces only good results

11. Why does Hobbes say that people are always seeking more power, wealth, or popularity?
(a) People are like animals.
(b) People can think.
(c) People believe in the supernatural.
(d) People are restless.

12. Why does Hobbes say it is natural for the mother to have dominion over children?
(a) They have dominion over nothing else.
(b) It is not always known who the father is.
(c) They need children in case the husband dies.
(d) They are naturals at discipline.

13. What can a man do when speaking to a group?
(a) stand behind a podium to protect himself
(b) use oratory tools to persuade and win over the group
(c) read from a prepared speech
(d) force others to remain silent

14. How does Hobbes define a pact or covenant?
(a) when something is transferred or traded for future payment
(b) when something is sold or traded
(c) when any promise is made
(d) when money changes hands

15. What type of book is LEVIATHAN?
(a) A book of political philosophy
(b) A science fiction book
(c) A book about large fish
(d) A book about comparative religion

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do people want to make a covenant and select sovereigns?

2. When is there nothing illegal or unjust in any action done by anyone?

3. How does Hobbes classify the person or group of people who have someone speak for them?

4. What two systems does Hobbes define within a commonwealth?

5. Why does Hobbes insist that the commonwealth is born out of human politics?

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